Ion Torrent licences DNA Electronics technology

13 August 2010

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DNA Electronics Ltd, a developer of semiconductor systems for
nucleic acid detection, has signed a non-exclusive, worldwide license
agreement to provide Ion Torrent, a semiconductor sequencing company,
access to DNA Electronics’ intellectual property. No further details
about the agreement were disclosed.

DNA Electronics Founder and CEO Prof. Chris Toumazou FRS, said,
“I’ve always believed that if you could apply just a fraction of
semiconductor technology to healthcare, you can begin to make major
innovations. Those innovations are now very near on the horizon, and
the great work that DNA Electronics has been doing positions our
company to play a key role in this coming healthcare revolution. I
am delighted that Ion Torrent is pioneering semiconductor
sequencing, and I believe this will bring about a new semiconductor
revolution in the Life Sciences and Healthcare industries.”

DNA Electronics has developed scalable semiconductor solutions
for real-time nucleic acid detection. The company’s IP portfolio
includes techniques for monitoring nucleotide insertions using
solid-state biosensors on standard CMOS chip technology, enabling
label-free electronic DNA sequencing and diagnostics platforms. It
has developed the Genalysis platform of disposable silicon
chip-based solutions for real-time nucleic acid sequence detection
at the point of care, providing end users with technology as yet
unavailable outside a laboratory.